Background: Juçara açaí is a Brazilian berry with high anthocyanidin content and high antioxidant properties. A correlation between oxidative stress, hypertension and baroreflex impairment is known, however, no previous studies investigate the effect of juçara fruit pulp on hypertension. Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate antihypertensive effect of juçara (Euterpe edulis) fruit pulp in SHR animals, i...
The perception of beauty is highly influenced by individual preferences of a rather subjective nature, which makes the objective recognition of a beautiful face a difficult task. The smile is an important element in the overall attractiveness of the human face, and its clinical evaluation is essential for proper diagnosis and treatment planning in dentistry. One particular aspect of smile analysis is the degree...
By resorting to the image-metaphor of the vampire, according to which we have identified a discourse that includes voids with great openness, woven in the silence created in the sphere of the word, these stories promote a subversion of our notions of the real, both a proof of technical expertise and a form of exposing the contradictions of the human being.; Recorrendo à imagem-metáfora do vampiro, a partir da q...